Fantasy Perspective: Los Angeles Clippers

With Elton Brand out with an injury, the Clippers are a difficult team to get a read on. It’s even more difficult that whatever read you get, it could be turned upside down once Brand returns (there is talk of brand returning as early as January).

As it stands, here’s a look at each of the Clippers with fantasy appeal:

Corey Maggette
Maggette is back as the main offensive threat for the Clippers. He’s had a couple rough years in which he clashed with coach Mike Dunleavy, but appears to finally be in the coach’s good graces. With Maggette being a main option, he can score, get the foul line, rebound and usually shoots for respectable percentages.

Chris Kaman
With Brand out, the middle now belongs to Kaman. Kaman has had a fast start to the season and is already playing much better than he did last season. He has the talent to be a top five center in the NBA. If he can piece everything together, he could be a very good fantasy player.

Cuttino Mobley
Mobley comes off the bench but he gets plenty of minutes and plenty of shots. He’s a bit of a streak player but when he’s on, he can get red hot. Mobley has played some point guard in his career so there are games in which he can rack up the assists. Overall, he’s a nice piece that can fit virtually any fantasy team.

Tim Thomas
Thomas is a very interesting player, both in fantasy and real life. Thomas has a great amount of natural talent and can do a lot on the court, however he’s always been a player who has seemed to lack motivation at times. When he’s fully motivated, he’s an extremely effected fantasy player. He can score, rebound, hit three pointers and gets you decent stats in other categories.

Sam Cassell
Cassell is old but with playing time, he still produces pretty well. He’s not as prolific as he used to be but he’s still a solid fantasy player. In smaller leagues, he’s a good emergency point guard. In larger leagues, he’s definitely a rosterable fantasy player.

Quinton Ross
Ross starts at shooting guard for the Clippers but he’s not much of a fantasy option. His specialty is man-to-man defense, which doesn’t show up in the fantasy world. In a huge league, he’s a decent emergency player because he’ll at least play consistent minutes.

Al Thornton
Thornton is a fantasy sleeper for this season. He had a great preseason where he scored very well. On a team that misses Brand’s offense, he could be asked to pick up some of the slack. Watch to see if he starts getting playing time because if he does, this rookie is a player to pick up.

Ruben Patterson
After a very good season with the Milwaukee Bucks last year, Patterson came to Los Angeles to provide a bench force for the Clippers. With minutes, Patterson has always produced in the NBA. He can score, rebound and he plays extremely hard whenever he’s on the court.

Brevin Knight/Dan Dickau
Knight, along with Dan Dickau, are the backup point guards for the Clippers. He came into camp out of shape but he’s now playing better. He’s always been a guy who can get assists in bunches. Dickau is much the same, except he’s a bit of a better scorer and not as good of a playmaker.

Paul Davis/Josh Powell/Aaron Williams
Davis, Powell and Williams are the backup bigmen for this squad. None of the three are viable fantasy players as is because the minutes simply aren’t there. If that changes, Davis is the one with perhaps the largest upside as he’s shown some glimpses of production.

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